| Show COAL LAND DECISION us IS SUSTAINED Value T alue Fixed by hy Congress Is Held to Be Minimum l Not Maximum Price AFFECTS UTAH I CLAIMS I Operators Who rho Invested in Utah Lands Are Interested Interested Inter Inter- eted ested in iii Litigation ANY millions of o dollars were saved sayed M MAN by bya yesterday for Cor the government go of or district court a 3 decision of oC the appeals nt at Rt Washington ton that Con Congress the value of coal has lias the right to fix lands In Utah and other Intermountain landl held that the act net of states Tho court Congress requiring the thc sale of or govern govern- nent coal lands at at from rom 10 to minimum and fixed the 0 O per per acre aCle The appraised maximum price r not a the lands In dispute I is all value of oC 11 of oC allo to be nearly in excess the coal which c at minimum price twice the mum sought to obtain tho the lands operators pro- pro suit camo came up in mandamus The sul s by lW Fred FredY W Yo Handel and Mae Mac Ce secretary sec se- Montana to compel tUe Handel of oC the of r the bc interior to accept minimum price th when he had fixed iO 0 lands and had re refused refused re- re for theo thee hal per acre that price plIC ius fused d to Issue a patent until was paId the decision court upholding A lower Jower secretary was affirmed bv hr b the appeals ri coc court Jin Jn ln Local Application The decision Is la of or vital vial Importance to Utah Ulah and anti other coal producing states said A A. R. R Barnes Dunes attorney coal Formerly night general last Formerly clera appraised on a n In Utah Ulah were lands Coal from railroads COH basis of distance railroads rail railroads rail rail- land fifteen or moro more miles from rai- rai acre roads was appraised at nt 10 0 per and within that hat dl distance tanco at 2 25 per pei while shilo President w withdraw with with- th- th acre cre Roosevelt wih- wih draw all the coal lands in the intermountain inter inter- mountain al states stales and caused a survey sur e to tobe tobe tracts which the separate after be made valued according to the or fields were of their worth In official conception Utah the result resul was greatly reaty increased much as prices some lands bringing as 50 tOO acre per S Operators Operators who bou bought ht at the Increased In- In creased r price later jo Joined ned in a suit sui deJ de- de the right ht of or the government go to J arbitrarily lug r raise also the price of tho the land and ul asking ashing for a rebate of or th the sum pa paid d dIn in excess of ot the prices which obtained before Roosevelt's order Numerous orter Utah claims for f r the difference in price who pail paid were as assigned to the men instigated the thc action Reton In Montana The rho ruling of the court upholds the governments governments government's gov gov- right to fix an any price 1110 It I may Jam name tam on coal bearing coal property |
